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Army Structure

Medal ribbons

The colours of medal ribbons carry symbolic meanings, drawing on deep-rooted traditions in military history and heraldry. This symbolism is an important part of medal design.

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American War of Independence: Outbreak

In 1775, political and economic concerns led the inhabitants of Britain’s 13 American colonies to rise up in revolt. The subsequent conflict divided families and communities across North America.

Cap badge, Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, c1954

Corps of Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers

This British Army unit was established in 1942. It is responsible for maintaining, recovering and repairing tanks, vehicles, weapons and equipment.

Other ranks' cap badge, Royal Army Education Corps, c1970

Royal Army Educational Corps

This British Army unit was responsible for educating and instructing soldiers in a range of subjects and skills. In 1992, it became a branch of the newly formed Adjutant General’s Corps.

The East Surrey Regiment

This infantry regiment was formed in 1881. It continued in British Army service until 1959, when it merged with The Queen’s Royal Regiment (West Surrey) to form The Queen’s Royal Surrey Regiment.

Glengarry badge, 31st (Huntingdonshire)Regiment, c1877

31st (Huntingdonshire) Regiment of Foot

This infantry unit was formed in 1702. It served in many British Army campaigns until the 1881 reforms, when it was merged into The East Surrey Regiment.

70th (Surrey) Regiment of Foot

This infantry regiment was raised in 1758. It continued in British Army service until the 1881 reforms, when it was merged into The East Surrey Regiment.

The Royal Sussex Regiment

This line infantry regiment was formed in 1881. It continued in British Army service until 1966, when it became part of The Queen’s Regiment.

Other ranks' beret badge, The Queen's Regiment, c1973

This short-lived regiment was established in 1966 and was the senior English line infantry regiment. It served with the British Army until 1992, when it was merged into The Princess of Wales’s Royal Regiment.

35th (Royal Sussex) Regiment of Foot

This infantry unit was raised in 1701. Following 180 years of British Army service, it was merged into The Royal Sussex Regiment during the 1881 reforms.

Other ranks' glengarry badge, 107th Regiment of Foot (Bengal Infantry), c1874

107th Regiment of Foot (Bengal Light Infantry)

This infantry regiment was raised by the East India Company in 1854 and transferred to the British Army five years later. It continued in service until the 1881 reforms, when it was amalgamated into The Royal Sussex Regiment.

Glengarry badge, 50th (Queen’s Own) Regiment of Foot, c1874

50th (The Queen’s Own) Regiment of Foot

This infantry unit was raised in 1755. It served in many British Army campaigns until 1881, when it was amalgamated into The Queen’s Own (Royal West Kent Regiment).

Glengarry badge, 97th (Earl of Ulster’s) Regiment of Foot, c1874

97th (The Earl of Ulster’s) Regiment of Foot

This infantry unit was raised in 1824. It continued in British Army service until the 1881 reforms, when it was merged into The Queen’s Own (Royal West Kent Regiment).

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